Tomorrow 11 of us will travel to Hong Kong to renew our visas. Traveling to new places often makes me think of the journey we are in the Christian life. Christmas and new years is supposed to be about remembering often forgotten truths. Traveling is the same, how many things will I take for granted about the trip tomorrow. Will I be grateful and surprised that my bike works as I ride it to the train station?
Will I even pause to think about all the people it takes to run the complex machinery which makes the railway system run so smoothly? What about the miracles of flight how can such big airplane be suspended on two little wings? In the midst of all the rush and seeing new things I hope you will join us as we have a time of reflection this new year, remembering the things we oft forget, and being grateful for all have. Even the smell of stinky tofu!
And may God fulfill his word in 2005 and bring “peace on earth and good will to all men on whom his favor rests.”
Ben Jacob
